Police officers rescue a newborn baby who choking on breast milk

Newborn baby’s incredible SCREAM of life as police battle to revive him after he choked on his mother’s breast milk

  • Elvis and Cristina Marques rushed their son to hospital as he stopped breathing
  • The father reportedly told officers his son started choking after being breastfed
  • He was ‘struggling to breathe’ and ‘turned red’ after being fed by Christina 
  • Police officers saved him after giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in São Paulo

Police officers rescued a one-month-old baby who ‘turned red’ and was left choking for dear life on his mother’s breast milk.

Parents Elvis and Cristina Marques rushed their son Lucas to Ermelino Matarazzo Hospital after he started to turn red and stopped breathing at their home in São Paulo, Brazil.  

Footage shows three military officers holding the newborn face down in mid-air while one of the team repeatedly smacks his hand on the baby’s back. 

A month-old baby called Lucas was rescued by a group of police officers after ‘turning red’ and choking on breast milk in São Paulo, Brazil

He methodically hits Lucas’s back as other officers get closer to try and detect whether he is breathing. 

A staff member reportedly performs mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the unconscious baby. 

They then slowly turn the newborn on his side and one of the female staff members plants a kiss on his forehead.

One of the team repeatedly hits the baby's back before another one performs mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

A female officer plants a kiss on the little baby's head just moments before it can be heard wailing

Lucas (pictured) was taken to Ermelino Matarazzo Hospital in São Paulo. His mother Cristina Marques realised he was ‘struggling to breathe and choking’  after bathing him

His arms and legs start moving in a miraculous and speedy recovery.

Within a matter of seconds, he starts wailing. 

The clip then shows Cristina lingering by the door and close to tears as she anticipates the return of her baby.

She appears to shield her face and starts sobbing into a blanket. 

He is wrapped in a blanket before being carried to his mother who is waiting outside

He is wrapped in a blanket before being carried to his mother who is waiting outside

The dad reportedly told officers that his wife had breastfed their baby and brought up the wind.  

As she prepared to bathe him, she realised he was ‘struggling to breathe and choking’, according to the Mirror.     

The clip then shows Cristina lingering by the door and close to tears as she anticipates the return of her baby.

Parents Elvis and Cristina Marques carrying their one-month old son. He started breathing normally and survived his ordeal, according to local media

Parents Elvis and Cristina Marques carrying their one-month old son. He started breathing normally and survived his ordeal, according to local media

She appears to shield her face and starts sobbing into a blanket. 

The dad reportedly told officers that his wife had breastfed their baby and brought up the wind.  

As she prepared to bathe him, she realised he was ‘struggling to breathe and choking’.

Brazilian news media Globo reported that he started breathing normally and survived his ordeal.  

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